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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



in Fig". 83 of the accompan^'ing engravings ; then a hole 

 was drilled through each side, g^-g'ii^ch in diameter, and a 

 piece welded upon the inside and allowed to stick up half an 

 inch from the top of the shoe as shown in Fig. 84, at B. I 

 next made a finch round rod, long enough to reach across 

 the shoe, and drew out each end small enough to enter the 



Fig. 85— Bottom View of the Shoe. 



holes drilled. A shoulder Avas left for the shoe to rest 

 against. One of tlie ends was made long enough for an 

 extra nut, as shown in Fig. 85. Then after cutting a thread 

 upon the longest end up to the sholder, I opened or spread 

 the shoe and screwed a nut down to the shoulder. 



